UIC United Faculty

September 25, 2021

Fall Member Meeting Recap And Tribute to a Fallen Colleague

Member Meeting Recap: We held our Fall Member Meeting this Wednesday, covering back-to-school issues and bargaining, as well as the urgent need to rebuild solidarity and membership as we return to campus and prepare for contract negotiations. Department Contacts: We are actively seeking people to …

September 18, 2021

Getting Involved with Your Union PT2 - Volunteers Needed!

Our Union is Run by Faculty Like You: We have a variety of roles, committees, and working groups open to new participants. Members are at the core of all our efforts, so tell us via the link at the bottom of this email if you’re interested in more information! Membership Meeting: Our Fall Member …

September 10, 2021

Getting Involved with Your Union – Membership Matters

Active Membership: Our union is run by faculty just like you! Active membership makes it possible for us to have an effective and independent union, including supporting a local office and our own staff, all with union members leading the way. Being Part of the Process: One major perk of membership …

September 3, 2021

UICUF Position on Contact Tracing

Contact Tracing Plans: In an announcement last week, UIC described contact tracing plans and encouraged faculty with classes over 30 students to use seating charts to facilitate the process. We are pleased to say that Admin did consult with us prior to publishing this policy. Contact Tracing …

August 26, 2021

Back-to-School: Our Union is Here to Help

Welcome Back: UICUF wants to welcome everyone back to school. With many of us returning to in-person work for the first time in over a year, we know that we’ll face many challenges, but having a union means we can face them together. Union On Your Side: As we navigate a new landscape of safety and …

August 21, 2021

UICUF Position on Ventilation

Ventilation Guidelines: It is the responsibility of employers to provide safe working environments, and the CDC cites proper ventilation as a major facet of COVID safety indoors. UIC has conducted a variety of airflow assessments, and offers the use of HEPA filters for rooms that otherwise …

August 14, 2021

UICUF Position on Masking and Distancing

UICUF Policy Position on Masking:We strongly support the current universal indoor masking policy at UIC. As there is no official policy on enforcement of mask rules, faculty discretion must be honored in regard to managing our own classrooms. We recommend collaborative and/or progressive …

August 11, 2021

UICUF Position on Remote/Alternate Work Accommodations

UICUF Policy Positions on Reopening: UICUF is finalizing positions on ensuring a safe start to the fall semester and the broad resumption of in-person classes, including guidelines on safety, accommodations, and teaching modes. Informing Members and Supervisors: We have developed detailed …

July 30, 2021

Union Vaccine Support and Our Demand to Bargain

UICUF Members Strongly Support a Vaccine Mandate: As we reported last week, 93% of our members surveyed earlier this summer indicated support for a vaccine mandate for faculty, staff, and students. Bargaining on Implementation: As UIC Admin acknowledged last week, implementation of the new policy …

July 2, 2021

Our New Office and Fall Safety Webinar by UPI

Dear Faculty, We are happy to announce that we have officially relocated to a new office, which we will be sharing with our colleagues in the UIC Graduate Employees Organization. The new office is located above Giordano’s in the Rice Building on the Southwest corner of Halsted and Van Buren. The …

June 18, 2021

Faculty Overwhelmingly Reappointed as of June 1

Dear Faculty, As most of you know, we recently ran a poll to learn more about NTT faculty reappointment to ensure that they are getting timely notices. All faculty up for renewal are entitled per our contract to a notice on June 1 informing them of their reappointment status, or letting them know …

June 11, 2021

Reappointment Survey Closes Monday

Reminder - Complete Our Reappointment Survey: Our survey on reappointment for NTT faculty closes on Monday, 6/14. If you haven’t taken the survey, you can do so now via our Surveymonkey Link. All individual responses are strictly confidential: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9BBD7DJ Positive …

June 5, 2021

Cautious Optimism as NTT Faculty Report Reappointments

Update on Reappointments: UICUF is cautiously optimistic that our members’ efforts calling attention to UIC’s reappointment practices have had the desired effect, as the vast majority of faculty reporting say they are being reappointed for the fall term. Reappointment Survey: We are continuing to …

May 29, 2021

Deadlines Approach on Reappointment, PD Funds

Media Spotlight on Reappointment Hypocrisy: The Sun Times covered our faculty retention event during last week’s Board of Trustees meeting, calling out the hypocrisy of UIC celebrating enrollment increases while refusing to commit to NTT reappointments. Reappointment Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, is …

May 20, 2021

Live Press Event on Full-Time Faculty Job Insecurity

Youtube Stream Goes Live 10:15am Thursday Press Event on Full-Time Faculty Job Security: This morning we announced in a press release that we will be elevating our concerns on job insecurity to the Board of Trustees. We will host a livestream press event this Thursday, 5/20, 10:15-10:45am. …

May 19, 2021

Media Advisory: Press Event on Full-Time Faculty Job Security

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 CONTACTS Jeff Schuhrke, UICUF Representative for Liberal Arts and Sciences 847-721-5898 jeffschuhrke@gmail.com Charitianne Williams, UICUF Communications Chair 773-531-3265 charitianne@gmail.com UIC Faculty Union To Hold Press Conference …

May 14, 2021

Still No Response on NTT Job Security

No Response on NTT Job Security: Despite over 250 faculty and allies writing to demand answers on NTT job security, the administration has made no comment on the subject to date. You can still write your own letter via our Action Network page! Job Security Next Steps: We will continue seeking …

April 30, 2021

Support NTT Jobs - Write to UIC Admin Now!

Let Your Voice Be Heard - Demand UIC Admin’s Prioritize NTT Job Security TODAY! Dear Members, We are calling on you and our allies to help us make it clear to UIC administrators how important non-tenure track faculty are to UIC. The administration is creating unnecessary uncertainty for NTT …

April 23, 2021

NTT Job Security Town Hall and Fall Teaching Plans

Admin’s Announcement on Fall Planning You likely received a Campus Announcement today outlining in greater detail the administration’s plans for teaching in the fall. We will carefully examine and respond to these plans shortly, but for now, we will simply say that they were, once again, formulated …

April 15, 2021

NTT Job Security Town Hall & Union Vaccine Distribution

NTT Job Security Town Hall: Save the date for our NTT Job Security Town Hall, Wednesday, 4/28, from 4:30-6pm. There is much more UIC can do to prioritize NTT retention, and we’ll discuss how to make them do it. Sign up for updates if you want to hear more about these issues. Union Vaccine …

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